It has been a while since I have updated the blog. Here's what has been going on...
1. Lelia had her 6 month appointment. She is very healthy and the doctor always tells me how wonderful her disposition is...as a parent, that is such a nice thing to hear. Lelia weighs 21 lbs., the same amount as her 1 year old cousin! Lelia is a big, big girl :) We aren't too surprised because her mom was a very big and chunky baby as well. She is still off the charts in height and weight...I can't think of anything else important to pass on with her.
2. I had an appointment with the doc who delivered Lelia to hear baby Clarke #2's heart beat. Everything sounded great! I did have to ask the doc if my epidural with Lelia worked properly...the answer I got was that 15% of women experience what I experienced, which for those of you who don't know, was horrible pain with the delivery. Hopefully that won't happen this time!!
3. Rob turned 34 on Friday and Will turned 1 on Saturday. Jill made a surprise visit out to Denver on Friday night for the big weekend. I talked to them last night and it sounded like they were having a blast with the gift that our mom sent to Rob. It made me sad that I wasn't there.
4. Today the Heruths are coming up to mom's house and the 3 of us will be going over there to see them and spend some time. I am looking froward to seeing them! I saw them at almost the same time last year, when I was 16 weeks pregnant with Lelia. I remember because the first time I felt Lelia move was while I was at their home in NoVa. So, maybe I'll feel this baby today, in keeping with tradition :)
We hope you all are wonderful! As soon as we get our camera fixed we will be posting more pics.
Love, The Clarkes
We are the proud parents of a child who has just discovered the wonder of flushing toilets! It cracks us up so we thought we would share it with you all. Lelia is doing great! She is trying to crawl but I think she is still a ways off from actually getting there. Other than that we are looking forward to welcoming our second child into the world which is still a good 6 months out. On April 15th we will find out what the sex of the baby is and we can't wait! I am thinking boy??
Well here is baby Clarke number 2! I am 9 and 1/2 weeks pregnant and we just had our first appointment with the specialist. Because of the medication I take for epilepsy I need to see the specialist 3 times throughout the pregnancy to make sure that the medication isn't affecting the little one. It can be stressful knowing that there is a greater risk for a problem but what is wonderful is that we get to see our baby 2 more times than most pregnant women. In the picture above you can't see a lot but I will try to explain what you can see. The head is to the right and you can see a little profile looking straight up...then toward the left upper side of the baby you can see a little foot bud sticking up. That's the baby! We got to see his/her feet moving around but that's about it. There isn't much to see at this point but the doctor said the heart beat looked great and so far no signs of anything terribly wrong. Our next sonogram appointment is on tax day and grandpa Toomey will be joining us for the big appointment to find out if Lelia will have a little sis or bro :) We will keep everyone informed. Thank you for your prayers for our new addition to the family. We already love this little person so much! Still terrified of being a mommy of two in just one short year but we'll manage. Love to all, Brooke, Tom and big sis Lelia.
Tom and I are expecting our second child on September 20th, give or take a few days. I saw the heart beat today for the first time and it looks great. I was a little concerned because this pregnancy because it has been so easy. Minor symptoms but nothing to speak of and with Lelia I was already getting sick every night by now. We are thrilled about welcoming our next baby into the world! We are also already praying for help when the baby does arrive. With the due date being when it is, it looks like Lelia and baby #2 are going to be 12 3/4 months apart!! We arer going to have our hands full. Please pray for the baby and a healthy pregnancy. Love to all! Brooke and Tom.
